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Castiel shows up in a wooded field, where he is attacked by a couple of angels with [[angel sword]]s. After killing them, he pulls the body of [[Adam Milligan]] out of the ground. | Castiel shows up in a wooded field, where he is attacked by a couple of angels with [[angel sword]]s. After killing them, he pulls the body of [[Adam Milligan]] out of the ground. | ||
| − | Back at Bobby’s, Castiel brands Adam’s ribs with the same [[Enochian]] symbols that Sam and Dean have on theirs, hiding them from all angels. Sam and Dean tell Adam that they are all brothers, and they learn that Adam was resurrected by angels to be Michael’s [[vessel]]. Castiel says it is because the angels have given up on Dean. Sam tries to convince Adam to stay, saying he will if he has a single good memory of their father. He stays, but makes it clear that the only family to him is his mother. | + | Back at Bobby’s, Castiel brands Adam’s ribs with the same [[Enochian]] symbols that Sam and Dean have on theirs, hiding them from all angels. Sam and Dean tell Adam that they are all brothers, and they learn that Adam was resurrected by angels to be Michael’s [[vessel]]. If Adam agreed to be Michael's vessel, the angels would bring his mom back. Castiel says it is because the angels have given up on Dean. Sam tries to convince Adam to stay, saying he will if he has a single good memory of their father. He stays, but makes it clear that the only family to him is his mother. |
When Adam has a lapse in watchers, he tries to escape. Sam finds him before he leaves, and talks to him about [[John Winchester|John]]. Adam doesn’t find this reassuring, and tells Sam how he would have taken a father of any form. He tries to console Adam, telling him that he and Dean would have tried to find him if they knew they had a brother. | When Adam has a lapse in watchers, he tries to escape. Sam finds him before he leaves, and talks to him about [[John Winchester|John]]. Adam doesn’t find this reassuring, and tells Sam how he would have taken a father of any form. He tries to console Adam, telling him that he and Dean would have tried to find him if they knew they had a brother. | ||
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| − | '''Dean:''' Blow me, Cas. | + | "'Castiel:'" Maybe they're desperate. Maybe they wrongly assumed Dean would be brave enough to withstand them. |
| + | '''Dean:''' Alright, you know what? Blow me, Cas. | ||
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Revision as of 20:01, 24 July 2014
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| Title | Point of No Return |
| Episode # | Season 5, Episode 18 |
| First aired | April 15, 2010 |
| Directed by | Philip Sgriccia |
| Written by | Jeremy Carver |
| On IMDB | Point of No Return |
| Outline | Dean begins to think the only way to stop Lucifer is to say yes to Michael, but the angels decide they don't need him anymore. Dean, Sam and Castiel are horrified at the angels' new game plan and take on Zachariah to prevent an all out war on Earth. Meanwhile, a familiar face returns. |
| Monster | Zachariah |
| Timeline | |
| Location(s) | Sioux Falls, South Dakota Van Nuys, California |
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Contents
Synopsis
The episode begins with Zachariah in a bar, drinking and complaining about ‘work’ with another patron. After a few minutes, Zachariah’s “boss” comes to visit, burning out the people in the bar’s eyes and shattering all of the glass. Zachariah is given another chance to do something, and he leaves singing.
Dean is in a hotel packing up some of his important belongings, including his gun, keys, and leather jacket. Sam comes in, and talks to Dean about running away. Dean tells Sam that he won’t be able to stop him when he’s not on demon blood, but Sam brought backup: Castiel.
The boys appear at Bobby’s house. Sam and Bobby try to convince Dean to wait longer before saying yes to Michael. Bobby tells them that he thinks about giving up every day, but doesn’t because of the promise he made to Dean. Castiel gets a vision of something about to happen, and disappears.
Castiel shows up in a wooded field, where he is attacked by a couple of angels with angel swords. After killing them, he pulls the body of Adam Milligan out of the ground.
Back at Bobby’s, Castiel brands Adam’s ribs with the same Enochian symbols that Sam and Dean have on theirs, hiding them from all angels. Sam and Dean tell Adam that they are all brothers, and they learn that Adam was resurrected by angels to be Michael’s vessel. If Adam agreed to be Michael's vessel, the angels would bring his mom back. Castiel says it is because the angels have given up on Dean. Sam tries to convince Adam to stay, saying he will if he has a single good memory of their father. He stays, but makes it clear that the only family to him is his mother.
When Adam has a lapse in watchers, he tries to escape. Sam finds him before he leaves, and talks to him about John. Adam doesn’t find this reassuring, and tells Sam how he would have taken a father of any form. He tries to console Adam, telling him that he and Dean would have tried to find him if they knew they had a brother.
Dean is being kept in Bobby’s panic room. Sam and Castiel come down to talk to him. Dean says he won’t let Adam become Michael’s vessel, that they have let so many people die already. He wants to be who he was meant to be. Sam asks him to stop sacrificing himself for a minute and try to stick together. Dean can’t because he doesn’t believe in Sam. He is sure that Sam will turn and eventually be convinced to say yes to Lucifer. Dean has to say yes to Michael to be there to fight Sam when it happens.
Sam leaves, and Castiel goes to check on Dean. He hears a crash inside the panic room, and calls out to Dean. Once he’s entered, Dean puts his hand to an angel banishing sigil, sending Castiel away and giving Dean time to escape. Sam finds out and heads off to find him, leaving Bobby in charge of watching over Adam.
While Adam sleeps, Zachariah visits him in his dream. He tells Adam that he won’t be able to see his mother yet, and that he knows that Sam and Dean are bad news.
Dean meets a preacher on the street and asks him to pray to the angels and tell them where Dean is. Castiel hears this prayer, knocks out the preacher, and beats Dean up in an alley. He is angry that Dean would be willing to surrender to the angels after he has rebelled Heaven for Dean. He zaps them back to Bobby’s, where we learn that Adam has disappeared into thin air. Castiel figures out that he must have told the angels where he was in a dream.
In the green room, Zachariah speaks to Adam about how he is not the vessel of Michael, and he is just the bait to lure Dean there. When Adam confronts him about lying and seeing his mom again, Zachariah makes him cough up blood.
Back in Bobby’s panic room, Sam un-handcuffs Dean from a cot. He tells Dean that Adam has been taken by angels, and they need to get him back. Castiel has figured out that Adam is in the green room, and it is guarded by five angels. Sam tells Dean that he is bringing Dean along, trusting him to do the right thing when the time comes and not say yes to Michael.
Castiel tells Sam and Dean that the green room is in Van Nuys, California. Castiel is to head into the abandoned warehouse in which the room is located, and he will fight off the angels, giving Dean and Sam time to get Adam. Dean notes that Castiel taking on five angels alone is basically suicide, and Castiel says he would rather face it than Dean failing (or saying yes).
Inside, Castiel kills an angel and is surrounded by the four others. He drops his sword and tells them to come get him. While they rush in, he reveals an angel banishing sigil he has carved onto his chest. He is banished, along with the four angels, and Sam and Dean can access the green room.
Dean finds Adam on the floor in the green room. Adam, after his surprise that Dean came for him, tells him it is a trap. Zachariah appears, and Sam tries to stab him from behind. Zachariah throws Sam to the ground and makes Adam fall to the floor and cough up blood again. He does this to Sam as well, telling Dean there was no other choice. Dean asks him to stop, and says he will in exchange for Dean saying yes.
Zachariah calls Michael down from Heaven with an Enochian chant, and Dean says that he has some conditions first, including Michael wasting Zachariah. After sharing a look with Sam, Dean stabs Zachariah through the mouth with an Angel Killing Sword, finally killing him. He gets Adam up, and rushes to help Sam out of the green room before Michael arrives. But as soon as Sam and Dean pass the threshold, the door slams shut, locking Adam in.
Back on the road, Sam asks Dean why he changed his mind about saying yes. Dean explains that Sam had faith in him, and he couldn’t let Sam down. Dean says screw destiny and they will keep on fighting.
Characters
Definitions
Music
- "The Man Upstairs" by Kay Starr
- (plays in the jukebox when Zachariah is in the bar)
- "When the Saints Go Marching In" by Kurt Fuller
- (sung by Zachariah as he is leaving the bar)
Quotes
Zachariah: No. My boss.
Sam: No? So Michael's not about to make you his Muppet?
Bobby: That's the round I mean to put through my skull. Every morning, I look at it. I think, "Maybe today is the day I'll flip the lights out." But I don't do it. I never do it. You know why? Because I promised you I wouldn't give up!
Dean: Yeah, that sounds like heaven. You get to third base?
Castiel: [carrying bloodied, unconscious Dean] Me.
Adam: Yeah, but what about the stuff that you said? I'm supposed to fight the Devil.
Zachariah: Michael's not going to kill me!
Dean: Maybe not. [secretly pulls out an angel sword] But I am!
Trivia & References
- Kristin McGee is a personal trainer of yoga, Pilates and fitness, and has released a number of DVDs.
- This is a reference to the film National Lampoon's Vacation, where the Griswold family load up for a cross country trip in a green station wagon called the Family Truckster and drive to Walley World.
- This line was taken by fans as a shout out by the writers' to the Dean/Castiel shippers. Even the review in Entertainment Weekly's Popwatch blog said of the line: "...and Cas/Dean ’shippers’ heads exploded."
- Zachariah's line about Sam and Dean being "erotically co-dependent" was likewise taken as a shoutout to Wincest.
- Bobby is referring to comments Dean made in 5.07 The Curious Case of Dean Winchester:
- Dean: You don't stop being a soldier 'cause you got wounded in battle. No matter what shape you're in, bottom line is you're family. I don't know if you've noticed, but me and Sam, we don't have much left. I can't do this without you. I can't. So don't you dare think about checking out. I don't wanna hear that again.
Minutiae
- Sam and Bobby—
- Given what's about to happen, I'll be surprised if this package ever finds you. But if it does, I want you both to know that what I'm doing isn't about giving up. John taught us better than that. This is about time. We've run out of it.
- Left the Impala in Cicero. Where I'm going, we don't need roads. I know you'll look after her for me. Bobby—you've taken more for the team than anyone could ever ask. That makes you an honorary Winchester in my book.
- Sam. You told me once that you pray every day. Not sure if that's still true. Probably isn't, but if it is, give it one last try for me. And Sammy—one Winchester lost to this fight is enough. When it's over [...]
Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
Promotion
- Kripke comments on plot of this episode from Ausiello.
- Sera comments on the 100th episode
- Episode title
- Plot spoilers from Ausiello
- Casting spoiler from Ausiello
- Plot spoilers from Ausiello
- Episode summary from spoilertv
- Plot spoilers from Ausiello
- Promo clip
- Preview clip 1
- Preview clip 2
- Preview clip 3
- Promo pics
- Interview with guest stars by examiner
